On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 11:03 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Message: 7 > From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Goanet] Protestors attack Goa police station; calls > demolition a sacrilege > http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=20597 > > Protestors attack Goa police station; calls demolition a sacrilege > Panaji: An irate mob attacked north Goa's Curchorem police station > demanding the release of people arrested who obstructed the demolition > of a sacred place on Friday, following which the police today burst > teargas shells and even resorted to lathicharge to control the mob.
This seems to be a deliberately mischevious report from this newkerala website. The implication is clear, that those who rioted were those protesting the demolition, i.e. the 'minority community'. The facts of the case are quite different, it was the 'majority community' that attacked without provocation, instigated, aided and abetted by the usual suspects who are to be seen in photographs in the major newspapers wandering around with Cheshire cat grins on their faces, pleased at the chaos they have created. It gets worse: > The trouble sparked on March 1, when a minority group obtaining stay > from the Directorate of Panchayats against the orders of Guddamol > village panchayat for demolition of the sacred structure, considered > illegal. > In rage the protesters indulged in stone pelting, clashed with police, > damaged vehicles and shops, besides resorting to arson and plunder on > Friday forcing the police to burst teargas shells and lathicharge, > besides imposing prohibitory orders since Friday evening. Who rioted? This is really adding insult to injury. We can expect more such misinformation as attempts are made to obfuscate the truth. Today, in the Navhind Times we have Nandkumar Kamat waxing eloquent about issues like 'jawabi talaq', 'Al Qaeda' 'fundamentalist Sunni Islam', etc. all of which do not appear to have any relevance in this case, where a helpless, peaceful minority was attacked. Talk about red herrings! -- Question everything -- Karl Marx